Republic Act No. 12091

AN ACT SEPARATING THE BOKONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - TABAK ANNEX IN BARANGAY UPPER PULACAN, MUNICIPALITY OF LABANGAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE BOKONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TABAK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. The Bokong National High School - Tabak Annex in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Municipality of Labangan, Province of Zamboanga del Sur is hereby separated from the Bokong National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Tabak National High School.

Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Bokong National High School - Tabak Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tabak National High School.

Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Tabak National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Bokong National High School - Tabak Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act. Such implementing rules and regulations shall provide for the school's organization, administration, operations and management, in accordance with Republic Act No. 9155, or the "Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001", Republic Act No. 10533, or the "Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013", and other basic education-related laws.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 50%" /> <col style="width: 50%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c" data-valign="top"> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO</strong><br /> President of the Senate</td> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ</strong><br /> Speaker of the House of Representatives</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

This Act, which originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on July 30, 2024 and September 23, 2024, respectively.

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 50%" /> <col style="width: 50%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>RENATO N. BANTUG, JR.</strong><br /> Secretary of the Senate</td> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>REGINALD S. VELASCO</strong><br /> Secretary General House of Representatives</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Approved: DEC 13 2024

(Sgd.) FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR. President of the Philippines